The countdown is on for the return of the Suffolk Show
It's going to form part of the county's Platinum Jubilee celebrations
The countdown is on as the Suffolk Show prepares to return for the first time in two years.
It's the 191st birthday of the event this year, as well as marking that the show will also form part of the county's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
It's been chosen to be the final destination for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Torch.
It will also celebrate the progress that many industries have enjoyed in the last 70 years.
Many organisations are involved and the Suffolk Show will be covering anything from transport, technology odds, social history, education, agriculture and the military.
The Suffolk show is organised by the Suffolk Agricultural Association.
We spoke to Helen Fomenko who looks after communications and sponsorship for the Suffolk Agricultural Association, she told us: "The show previously had moved around the county when I believe it was the 60s and the base was finally established here at Trinity Park and it's held annually in the half term week in the spring. Normally it's a Wednesday and Thursday show
"Farmers used to come and showcase they are livestock and their equine (horse) entries, and then slowly it developed to include food shopping, trade stands, displays.
"It has become a showcase of everything Suffolk really, and celebrating,... communities, and celebrating human spirit, "For example, Elizabeth Hospice is one of them. We support their big hood initiative this year, and you know, it's quite a big list of how we support local businesses as well as communities."
This year the show will be taking place on Tuesday the 31st of May and Wednesday the 1st of June to accommodate the Bank Holiday.
We asked what it meant to them to be able to host the show again after two years: "It's very important, particularly now after the two years of the pandemic we have been through and it's a source of great comfort to us. But now we are inviting traders to exhibit and to see how many have actually adapted and survived and came back even stronger.
"We do have a lot of support for smaller local niche businesses in Suffolk, for example, in the SuffolkFood hall, which carries stock of a lot on smaller businesses.
"We support a lot of charities. For example, Elizabeth Hospice... , it's quite a big list of how we support local businesses as well as communities."
She added that this year, as a part of 'Suffolk the Platinum Years: "You'll be able to come and see how classroom looked back to back in the 1950s. Or you can see how the car manufacturing has developed."
In order for this to happen, the Suffolk Show has reached out to the community, Helen said: "We're really heartened by the fact that so many organisations are lending their support to this and all of a sudden everyone has, archives or historical artefacts or something from the last 70 years which they can bring and showcase."
This year the Suffolk Show is also the final destination for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee torch. As it makes its way through the Suffolk Region, it will end at the Suffolk Show on the 1st of June.
We asked what it felt like when they knew the torches journey would end there: "We are very honoured that we have been chosen as the final and allowed Congress of the journey. And of course, we are looking forward staff as well to say it when it's finally here... because the Suffolk the platinum years as a one off experience which you'll never be able to see again anywhere else. So it's definitely you know a highlight if you're here."
Overall everyone is just excited to have the show back: "It's gonna be great to just see people on the both show days to be honest.
"I'm looking forward to seeing people here over the two show days and the smiles and the experiences that they enjoy.
"You can literally come in the morning and spend the whole day here at and actually you probably need two days."
Tickets are now on sale, and the Suffolk Show will be posting updates on social media on who will be there and what events are going on.